Copy-holder for type-writing machines



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' WILLIS C. MUNRO AND FRANK X. MUDD, 'OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

COPY-HOLDER FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,962, dated August 30, 1887.

Application filed April 25, 1887.

`Holders for Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specication.

Heretofore operators upon type-writing machines have held their copy while writing in copy-holders placed at the side and independent of the typewriting machine. By this arrangement the operator is obliged to turn his head constantly from the key-board to the copy. This naturally retards the speed of writing, besides being very tedious for the o'perator. v

The object of our invention is to furnish a copyholder for type 'writing machines by which the copy is brought immediately behind the key-board, so that the operator can readily see both copy and key-board without moving the head. This greatly adds to the speed and ease of operation.

A skillful operator by using one of our improved copy-holders can write continuously.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of a type-writer, showing one of our improved copy-holders in position. Fig. 2 is a front view of the copy-holder detached from thetype-writer. Fig. 3 is the springhook of the line-marker reversed.

A is the front portion of the frame of a typewriter, having the upright posts a a', the topv plate, b, bearing the scale b', the key-board d, and space-bar 'e.`

B is a metal plate, having its lower edge bent upward to form a rest, c, for the copy, and a narrow projection, c', from the upper edge bent downward to hold the note-book or copy firmly in position. 'Ihe lateral projections g g are adapted to lap by the upright seriainaasaoa. (Nomad.)

posts a a', and are fastened to these posts by means of buttons f f, which are held firmly in position by thumb-screws ff.

Z is a line-marker, which is attached to the rod m by a springlhook, n, clasping the rod in such a way as to permit the line-marker to` and may be adapted to all typewriting ma-v chines by slight alteration in form.

1. Acopy-holder in a typewriting machine, adapted to be placed between the key-board and the impression-roller.

2. In combinationwith the frame of a typewriting machine, a plate, B, provided with rest c .and projections g g, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the frame of a type-writing machine, of a detachable plate, lB, having its lower edge bent upward to form a rest, c, and a rod and line-marker sliding thereon, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In combination, the frame of a typewriting machine and a plate having its lower edge bent upward to form a rest for the copy, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

5. In combination, the frame of a typewrting machine and a plate provided with projections whereby the plate is attached to said frame, as specified.

vWILLIS C. MUNRO.

v eFRANK X. MUDD.

Witnesses:

CHAs. M. HATTERSLEY, EDWARD C. PAGE. 

